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50
RIT_WB~1 RIT_WB~1 4-10; 2-5 LL
71
Winner Vassar College VASSARW 8-7; 5-3 LL
RIT_WB~1 RIT_WB~1
4-10; 2-5 LL
50
Final
71
Vassar College VASSARW
8-7; 5-3 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
RIT_WB~1 RIT_WB~1 13 17 11 9 50
Vassar College VASSARW 18 14 23 16 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball falls to Vassar, 71-50

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Junior guard Emma Waite scored a career-high 26 points in RIT's 61-50 loss to Vassar College on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After falling behind 2-0 early, RIT took the lead with 8:26 left in the first quarter on a Waite three-pointer, 3-2.
  • Vassar took the lead on free-throws, 4-3, but the Tigers again took the lead on a three-pointer by first-year guard Erin DiPaola to make it 6-3 with 5:51 left in the first.
  • The Brewers outscored the Tigers 12-5 in the final five minutes of the first quarter to pull ahead to an 18-13 lead.
  • RIT rallied in the second, outscoring Vassar, 17-14, and ultimately tying the score at 30-30 before a late layup by Vassar's Julia Harvey gave the Brewers the 32-30 lead heading into halftime.
  • A three-pointer by DiPaola with 8:53 left in the third quarter gave the Tigers a 33-32 lead.
  • The Brewers outscored the Tigers 23-8 the rest of the quarter to pull ahead to a 55-41 lead.
  • Vassar held the lead the rest of the way for a 71-50 victory.
GAME NOTES
  • RIT shot 17-of-60 (28.3%) from the floor, including 9-for-33 beyond the arc.
  • Vassar out-rebounded RIT, 47-35.
  • DiPaola scored 11 points.
UP NEXT
RIT hosts St. Lawrence at Clark Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 20. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 P.M.